An Introduction to Digital Project Management (DPM Stage 1)

intro to dpm

Digital project management (DPM) is challenging. This course breaks down each of its stages, from project planning and scoping through to delivery to your end-user. It will consider how can you adapt your existing skills to work successfully as part of a team delivering digital projects and will equip you with the terminology and confidence you need to put these skills into practice. It will show you how to become an efficient and effective team player, with advice on how to manage suppliers and staff, budgets and schedules.

Each of the two sessions of this course will combine knowledge acquisition with how to implement this knowledge in real-life practice to achieve results. There will be opportunities for discussion, examples of best practice, real-life case studies and sample documentation provided.

Who is it for?

Publishing staff who are new to digital project management
Editorial staff who are moving from print into digital projects
Junior project management staff new to publishing
Staff who want an overview of digital project management, but are not themselves DPMs

Programme

Each half-day will comprise two sessions, looking in turn at key aspects of digital project management in a step-by-step approach. There will be plenty of opportunities for discussion.

Day 1 (½ day)

What makes an effective digital project manager?

Session 1

An introduction to concepts and terminology

Session 2

The stages in a digital project, from set-up to delivery and beyond

Day 2 (½ day)

Working successfully as part of a team

Session 1

Getting stuck in: managing a project day-to-day

Session 2

Managing teams

What will you achieve?

On completing this course you’ll be able to:

Understand the terminology of digital project management
Adapt your existing publishing skills
Set-up, run and deliver a digital project
Communicate well with internal and external stakeholders
Work effectively as part of a team
Manage budgets, suppliers, schedules and staff

+ How the course is delivered

The course consists of four x 90-minute sessions, each a mixture of delivery and interaction using Zoom breakout rooms and other online tools. There will be 30-minute breaks between each session with the opportunity to do exercises and take a break. The course will run on the same day across two weeks, split into two half-day sessions in the morning from 9am to 12.30pm.

You will need to activate a free Zoom account to join the course. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.

Any information to be completed beforehand will be sent via email.

If you have any concerns about technical requirements or access please contact us on or telephone (+44) 020 8874 2718.

+ About the tutor

Alysoun Owen is an experienced publisher and project manager of print and digital products. Through her consultancy company, she works with publishers at the forefront of digital innovation, including Bloomsbury, Class Publishing, Oxford University Press and Springer Nature. As Editor of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, she speaks at conferences, literary events and on university courses.

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Session 1: 15 September 2020 | Session 2: 22 September 2020 (mornings only)

Dates

15 September 2020

Price

£300+VAT

Course format

Virtual classroom
9am to 12.30pm (BST)
Four x 1.5 hour sessions plus breaks, comprising two half-day sessions on two days, one week apart

A number of discounts are available

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What you will need

To join the course, you will need access to a computer, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone. You will need to activate a free Zoom account to join the course. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.

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